"Lady Jane Grey was the nominal queen of
England who ruled for only nine days in 1553. Her accession was part of
her father-in-law, John Dudley’s unsuccessful plan to enthrone his own
son, Lord Guildford Dudley. She became an iconic figure after her
execution at the hands of Mary Tudor, largely due to the machinations of
her wicked mother and deceitful political games. Despite her reluctance
to take over the kingdom considering herself incompetent and
undeserving, she was forcefully nominated as the heiress by Edward VI,
upon being influenced and manipulated by Dudley. However, her succession
lasted for just nine days, as she was arrested and charged for high
treason by Mary, who proclaimed herself as the queen, supported by the
populace and Privy Council. Hence, she was also known as the ‘Nine Day
Queen’. Her death sentence, which was suspended initially, was revoked
after Sir Thomas Wyatt’s Protestant rebellion, leading to her execution
along with her husband. Despite her short journey of nine days as the
queen, she is still considered one of the most prominent empresses
England had. She was later remembered as a martyr during the reign of
her Protestant cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Even though she died young,
she had a fetish for learning and became proficient in various languages
under her tutors"